Legal Opinion
The Mercury
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 11, 1924No. 1702PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.
This admiralty appeal challenges the District Court’s conclusion (The Mercury, 291 F. 797) that the tug Mercury was not at fault for the loss of the barge Dumnore, which foundered about a mile off Minot’s Light on December 2.1, 1921, with the loss of three lives and the cargo now sued for.
The tug and tow left New London early in the morning of December 20, 1921, bound for Boston via the Cape Cod Canal. The barge was a flat-bottomed, wooden barge of about 1,200 tons capacity, with bow and stem slightly rounded. She carried a cargo of 1,019 tons of coal. She drew 13 foot…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- The BordentownDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1889
- British Columbia Mills Tug & Barge Co. v. MylroieSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Nicholson v. Erie R.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
- Maryland Transp. Co. v. DempseyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1921
- Winslow v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1904
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3Cited by8 opinions
- The SeveranceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1945
- Transamerica Premier Insurance v. OberCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- M. P. Howlett Inc. v. the Tug DalzellidoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1971
- Diamond S. S. Transp. Corp. v. Peoples Savings Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1945
- The WyomingDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1932
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